You might wonder why we are writing this week about WD-40 and maybe you're received the emails going around touting all the uses for the product - you can use it to kill insects, unkink gold chains, it removes crayon from walls, waterproofs shoes, and on and on. Seems like there's no end to it's usefulness, and our tip isn't as exciting as using it on trees to keep beav
ers from chewing on them, but it does save zippers on waist packs, raincoats, and gear bags used around saltwater.
We recently got home from Mexico and a day was spent washing clothing, shoes, tackle and gear from the trip. We've written before about how important it is to properly clean fly reels and to store them with the drags loosened, and how Barry uses Pledge wipes on our rods and reels. Well, I found the coolest way to treat zippers on raincoats, bags, and packs — a WD-40 Pen. This pen has a felt tip, just like a marker, through which the WD-40 is released. You can run it along the zipper lubricating it as you go. I use the spray directed to the zipper head itself and the pen for the teeth of the zippers. It prevents saltwater corrosion that can show up months later even after the most thorough cleaning. It even works on zippers that are starting to stick or hang-up. Try it yourself, we think you'll find many uses for the WD-40 pen and the spray can!
And lastly, our friends and Sage distributors in Iceland, Oli & Maria Vigfusson sent us photos from a recent bonefish trip. They are loving the Method and Motive rods. What's not to love? And the bones aren't bad either! We're glad you had a great trip.
